Pose reflecting system



Feb. 27, 1940. L. G. slMJlAN POSE REFLECTING SYSTEM Filed 001'.. 14, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb, 27, 1940. G. slMJlAN POSE REFLECTING SYSTEM Filed Oct. 14, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Zuigen 6 mJ/AN MORNEY.

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Patented Feb. 27, 1940 UNITED STATES POSE REFLECTING SYSTEM Luther G. Simjian, New Haven, Conn., assigner ,5.,

to The Reflectone Corporation, Stamford,

Conn., a corporation of Connecticut l v Application october 14, 1936, senial No. 105,451

4 Claims,

This invention relates to pose or image observing devices designed so thatthe .observer may obtain, while seated in front of. one mirror, rear, side and prole views with the aidof an auxiliary revoluble mirror which` may be. readily moved by the observer and which is maintained automatically at the correct angle for the observer to see herself from Various angles Without do- 1 ing more than slightly turning the head.

9' A further object is to'simplifyapparatus of this character to reduce the cost and improve the appearance `to make it available for beauty parlors, barber shops, modiste shops, etc.

Other objects of the invention willbecome ap,-

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section` of l the preferred forml of my invention.r A

Fig.\2 is a top plan view'of the same, showing. u the movable mirror in different positions.

Fig. 3 is a bottom planv View of the bracket that supports the same, showing` the stops thereon.

Fig.,4 is a vertical section through the supporting standard, with the observers' seat.

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view showing the-operating belts for the device. f f

lofthe device.' f f Fig. 7 is a vertical section of the lower portion of the upright which supports the moving mirror.

Fig. 8 is a detail of the stop pins on the rotatable arm supporting the moving mirror.'

According to one form of my invention the poser sits on chair I, which `as-'shownin Figs. 1 and 2 is fxedly mounted 'on post or shaft 2 secured in base 3. Under the chair seat'is rotatablymounted a hand-Wheel 50 or other manual rig. 6 is a side elevation of a modified forml means for rotating the movable mirror Il. Said wheel is secured to a sleeve 5 journaled at 6 and 1 on rod or post 2 and having a rearwardly extending hollow arm 8 carrying at its outer end hollow upright member 9, Within which the stem II) supporting mirror 4 is journaled on a vertical axis. As shown particularly Well in Fig. 7, said stem is journaled in ball bearings II and I2 within sleeve I3 threaded at the bottom within a collarv I4 extending upwardly from arm 8, the bearings being Ispaced by sleeve I5, Preferably the mirror stem is in two parts, a'lower part III parent from the appended claims and from the and an upper part I6 which is detachably se- (ci. ca -74) f. v e.;

` cured to the top of part I0. Part I6 is shown as'y swaged at its lower end in a cap I'I which is detachably connected as by means of set screws I8 to a 'nut I9 threaded on the top ofz stem I0.

Both the sleeve and cap may be covered by ornamental covers 223 and 2l. Preferably, the upper stemv It is bent rearwardly to form a goose neck, to the uppery end of which the frame of mirror Il is secured. The mirror thus lies well to the rear of the observers head andis revolved about Inf;

shaft 2 as a center, which lies approximately in` the same vertical line as the posers face. l In order to keep the mirror at the correct angle as it is moved from one position to another, as indicated in Fig. 2, I provide a metallic belt or chain 22 which has a non-slip engagement with a pulley 23 on stem I Il, and also a non-- slip' engagement with the stationary post 2. .For ythis purpose, I prefer to use a steel belt riveted at points 24 and 25 to post 2 and stem I, respectively. The relative size of pulley 23 withv respect to post 2 is chosen so that as mirror 4 is revolved about the post, itwill also be rotated with stems I@ and I6 substantially about the virtual image as a center as seen in the large sta-v tionary mirror 32. To limit vthe revolution'of arm 8 said arm is shown as provided with a pair of` short posts 26 and 2l, preferably rubber covered and adapted to engage lugs 28 and 29 on the metal frame Se to which the chair bottom is secured. y

Additional or alternative manual means may also be provided. One `such means comprises a` hand crank 3l rotatably mounted in front of mirror 32 (see Fig. 1).. Said crank is shown as secured to a vertical lshaft 33 journaled in brackets 34 and 35 and extends through aslot in shelf 5l' in front of mirror 32. Said shaft carries at vitsjlower end a sprocket 36 connected by chain 3l' to a sprocket Wheel 38 to sleeve '5, so that the mirror i may berevolved. To this end, sleeve 5 is shown as having a downward extensionl 39 which passes through a slot 40 in the base and v has said sprocket wheel 38 secured thereto.

It is obvious that my invention may assume different forms, a modification thereof being illustrated in Fig. 6. In this form, the observer ysits or stands in front of the main mirror 32,` and the support for the auxiliary mirror 4 and the mechanism for turning it are carried overhead. In this case, the vertical crank shaft 33 is connected through a sprocket chain 4I)` to a sleeve 4I rotatably mounted on stud 42, xedly mountedin a bracket 43 extending laterally from, theI wall 44. T0 said sleeve secured an arm 8 55 corresponding to arm 8, in which is journaled shaft I0' carrying the mirror rod I6 and mirror 4', as before, except in an inverted position.` To take the strain of the Weight of arm 8 0E stud 42, a roller may be journaled on a rear extension thereof which rollsI on an inverted trackway 53. Mirror li is turned through the proper angle as it is revolved by a band 22' passing around and secured to ixed stud l2 and shaft l0', as before.

It should be noted that the arc through which the mirror 4 revolves is of less radius than the distance between the two mirrors 6l and 32, or, in other words, that the center of revolution of the arm 8 is located between said mirrors. This has the advantage over prior systems of this character that the mirror t is bodily moved through a less distance than where its radius of movement is great, so that the mirror 32 may be made of less width than-otherwise.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely difi ferent embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, itis vintended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Thus, it is obvious that the mirror 4 may be moved by means other than direct manual power, such as electrical means, if desired, as shown in my copending application Serial No. 93,343, for Pose reecting apparatus, filed July 30, 1936.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a pose reflecting device, a primary mirror which the poser normally faces, a secondary mirror, means for revolvably mounting the latter c for turning movement about a substantially-vertical axis to be oriented behind the poser, manually operable means adjacent said secondary mir- ,z arranged that the posers image reected 4therefrom remains visible in the primary mirror, said means including a band having two flexible reaches and anchored at o-ne end around a xed part of one diameter adjacent said rst axis and v1 at the other end around a part of greater diameter connected to said secondary mirror.

2. In a pose reflecting system, a xed mirror, p

a spaced revoluble mirror, an arm on which said second mirror is pivotally mounted, a fixed pivot ;shaft on which said arm is pivotally mounted,

a handle yin front of the poser, gear means rotatably mounted on said shaft and turned from said handle, said arm being secured to said gear means to revolve therewith, and a flexible band anchored at one end around a part on said shaft of one diameter and another a part connected to the mirror of a greater diameter, the

ror-swinging member.` t LUTHER G.-SIMJIAN, y

ratio of said diameters being such as to main tain the mirror at the proper angle as' the arm 3. In a pose-reflecting device, the c'ombin'af tion with an observing-mirror; of a pose-casting mirror; two support-members concentrically-arranged intermediate said mirrors, one being a;

xed vertical member, and theother being l mirror-swinging member rotatable relatively thereto about a vertical axis; a radial-member carried by and rotatable with said mirror-swinging member; a vertically-extending mirror-shifting member rotatably carried at the free end of;` y

said radial-member and having said pose-casting mirror secured thereto; turning-means connect- Y ed to and operable to turn said mirror-swingingv of the mirror-swinging means to rotate said mir-l ror-.shifting member and cause said pose-casting'v mirror to shift about the vertical axis of the lastand to said mirror-shifting named member simultaneous with swinging y movement thereof.

4. In apose-reecting device, the combination v with an observing-mirror; of a pose-casting mirror; two `support-members concentrically-arranged intermediate said mirrors, one being a iixed vertical member, and the other lbeing a mir-- ror-swinging member rotatable relatively thereto about a vertical axis; a radial-member carried by and rotatable with said mirror-swinging member; a vertically-extending mirror-shifting member rotatably carried at the free end of said radial-v member and having said pose-casting mirror secured thereto; turning-means connected to and operable to turn said mirror-swinging member to cause said pose-casting mirror to swing about an axis intermediate the said `mirrors and about a radius substantially less than the distance therebetween; and automatically-operable shifting-means connected to said xed support-member and to said mirror-shifting member and responsive to turning movements of the mirror- Aswinging means to rotate said mirror-shifting member and cause said pose-castingr mirror to shift about the vertical axis of the last-named member simultaneous with swinging movement f thereof; the mirror-swinging means and the@ mirror-shifting means being arranged in vpredef; termined relationship to secure a selected angularv movement of the pose-casting mirrorabout the relatively-adjacently located vertical axis of said mirror-shifting member, relatively to simultaneous angular movement thereof about the relatively-distantly located vertical axis of the mir- 

